Dis’ some heavy stuff, man. Pentagram is basically the duo of Joe Hasselvander (all instruments) and Bobby Liebling (all vocals), churning out a heavy, fuzzed-out, brutal-assault-on-all-fronts early British style hard rock / proto-metal. Think early Black Sabbath meets early Blue Cheer and you’re probably getting close – heavy descending chord patterns and distortion in extremis, with furious high speed amphetamine solos buried under the surface of churning metallic slag, with Liebling's voice conveying a dark and sinister attitude that matches the music perfectly, rooted solidly in the late sixties/early seventies. In general, the sound goes for that authentic early-70s heavy-fuzz guitar style, with screaming feedback and chugging rhythms, and to that end they succeed for the most part, but the gated drums on a few of the tracks give it away; that said, there’s still plenty here to please fans of that style. If you came here looking for the progressive rock sound, then you probably made a wrong turn somewhere along the way in the time machine. That’s OK – enjoy it while you are here!

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2018-02-18Didier Lockwood RIP –
Word reaches us today of the death of one of France's great jazz musicians, violinist Didier Lockwood. His playing bridged many worlds, from traditional jazz to fusion to progressive rock, and his talent can be heard on recordings by Magma, Clearlight, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, and many more. Lockwood was 62. »
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2018-02-1510 Years of Fruits de Mer - The Incomplete Angler –
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2018-02-14Tom Rapp RIP –
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2018-01-30Bill Bruford Ventures into Uncharted Territory –
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2018-01-18Christian Burchard RIP –
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Previously in Exposé...

Danielson - Ships –
An erstwhile aberrant choir of miscreants, stumbling over themselves to
get their operatic avant-garde leaning message out, might seem daunting
at first. Sure, initially there will be a short sharp...
(2007) »
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